See Lu Xuejing again

"Even a nameless Loose Cultivator like me knows that Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance merits are hard-earned. How many Cultivators work diligently, risking life and death, only to end up scraping by with a Grade Twenty Rank. Yet as long as I have the approval of Brother Shuo, I can instantly obtain Grade Thirty clearance…"

"Being able to meet Brother Shuo by chance that day is truly my fortune for three lifetimes!" Downing yet another cup of spirit tea, Li Fan said with a hint of emotion.

"Hahaha, I never expected that a momentary, inexplicable loss of control of the [Sword] would allow me to make the acquaintance of such an extraordinary person like Brother Li. In the Nascent Soul Realm, there are not even a few in the entire Myriad Immortals Alliance who can defeat me with a Divine Ability!" Shuo Feng held Li Fan in extremely high regard, and did not look down on him because of his commoner status.

"The two of us truly are fated…" Stirred by the mood, Shuo Feng had Zhi Jin bring out some rare delicacies and fine dishes.

Halfway through their meal, accompanied by the fragrant spirit wine, the two of them partook in it.

Suddenly, a faint voice was heard coming from outside the house.

"Brother Shuo! Brother Shuo!"

A trace of displeasure flashed across Shuo Feng's face, and his smile vanished instantly.

Before he even had time to speak, a white figure had already flown into the center of the main hall.

The newcomer was dressed in a white skirt, with a slender figure and skin as smooth and lustrous as white jade.

"Brother Shuo, when you came back, why didn't you tell me?" She puffed out her cheeks, looking somewhat angry. Yet her eyes gazed at Shuo Feng with full of reverence.

"I only just returned not long ago," Shuo Feng explained casually with a hint of impatience.

"Fine then," the woman said unhappily.

She shifted her gaze to Li Fan at the side, her large eyes rolling around: "Brother Shuo, who is this? How come I've never seen him before?"

Shuo Feng gave a perfunctory reply: "This is a newly made friend of mine, Li Fan."

"That name sounds like I've heard it somewhere…" The woman tilted her head and began to look Li Fan up and down carefully.

Li Fan merely swept his gaze across the woman, a slight ripple stirring in his heart.

Although this woman did not recognize Li Fan, Li Fan was extremely familiar with her. She was none other than Lu Xuejing, the daughter of Strategy Formation Hall Chief Formation Master Lu Xichan, with whom he had a master-servant relationship in his previous life!

"As members of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's second generation, it was only natural that the two of them knew each other. I just never expected that Lu Xuejing—who possessed a rather noble status, was willful and capricious, and was surrounded by a host of talented young admirers—would look like this in front of Shuo Feng."

Li Fan merely glanced at Lu Xuejing before quickly looking away. He looked at Shuo Feng and asked knowingly: "Brother Shuo, this is…"

"Her surname is Lu, and her name is Lu Xuejing." He only introduced her name and did not mention her mother's identity.

The implication was quite clear, so Li Fan did not ask any further.

"Since you have a fair lady visiting, I won't disturb Brother Shuo any longer." Li Fan cupped his fists, preparing to take his leave.

"Regarding the matter of the Heavenly Spirit Flower, please help me inquire about it once more, Shuo Feng." Before leaving, Li Fan added casually as a reminder.

Yet unexpectedly, this single remark caused Lu Xuejing to become irritated.

"What, you were the one who asked Brother Shuo to inquire about the Heavenly Spirit Flower?" She glared fiercely at Li Fan. "Why did he lie to me and say that he wanted it himself? To think I went through so much effort getting those fellows to help me look for it."

Hearing this, Li Fan couldn't help but look at Shuo Feng.

"How is that lying? Brother Li's affairs are my affairs." Although Shuo Feng felt somewhat awkward, seeing Lu Xuejing's aggrieved face gave him a headache as well, and he explained hurriedly.

Meanwhile, Lu Xuejing put on a look of "I'm not listening, I'm not listening".

Instead of venting her grievances directly on Shuo Feng, she found Li Fan increasingly unpleasing to the eye.

"Whose family's scion are you? You look very unfamiliar to me! You couldn't possibly be a spy from the Five Elders Association who deliberately approached Brother Shuo to ferret out the location of the Tianxuan Mirror, could you? You don't look like a good person at all; Brother Shuo has never lied to me before…"

"Lu Xuejing, what are you spouting nonsense about!" Seeing her blurt out reckless words, Shuo Feng's expression shifted slightly, and he immediately reprimanded her.

Li Fan, who had been collateral damage from Lu Xuejing's incomprehensible train of thought, did not harbor much annoyance.

Instead, upon hearing her words, his gaze narrowed slightly.

"The Xuan Family actually has some connection to the Tianxuan Mirror, it seems."

"Brother Li, I am truly sorry. Let's end things here for today, and another day I will invite you to visit my estate as a guest," Shuo Feng said apologetically.

While having Zhi Jin escort the guest out, he also began to soothe the tearful Lu Xuejing with a headache.

Giving the two of them a deep look, Li Fan left this Immortal Cave.

"Brother Shuo, you must believe me. That Li Fan just now is really not a good person. That gaze of his was rather uncomfortable; you should associate less in the future." After a round of gentle persuasion from Shuo Feng, Lu Xuejing finally calmed down.

She added with a solemn vow.

Compared to someone else's unilateral words, Shuo Feng clearly trusted his own feelings more.

"Mhm, alright, I know," he replied perfunctorily, completely not taking Lu Xuejing's words to heart.

——

"Scarlet Snow Immortal excels immensely at Artifact Refining. Has a son, with an unknown father."

"Lu Xichan, Strategy Formation Hall Chief. The mastermind behind the Tianxuan Spirit-Locking in the past life. Has a daughter, also with an unknown father."

"The two of them know each other and may be close friends."

"Both have connections to the Tianxuan Mirror…"

On the way back to Longevity Valley, Li Fan analyzed the scarce intelligence and faintly gained some clues.

"Interesting. I wonder if there will be a chance in this lifetime to let the Fisherman make a move once more. However, the heaven stealing sun switching token has been lost within the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace in this life; even if Lu Xuejing were captured, I wouldn't know what item could be used to trade her out," Li Fan pondered inwardly.

After returning to Longevity Valley, Fang Zaiji was nowhere to be seen. He had no idea where he had gone, having set off to forge the protective Magic Treasure needed by the Clone Xu Bai.

Meanwhile, Liu San was busy presiding over the work of having the Medicine King Sect Disciples connect their Divine Thoughts into the Great Dream Spring Autumn Formation.

"In half a year's time, everything will be ready, and the Clone can leave the valley."

"Before that, this main body should continue to lie low."

Arriving in the seclusion chamber, the restriction on entering the Realm of Fallen Immortals had been lifted.

"Blessings, Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable!"

Li Fan performed the ritual, once again arriving at the aberrated transparent space.

Before him flickered three different scenes.

The newly appeared [Heavenly Sword Sect Sword Refining] had already been unlocked and could now be entered.

Li Fan did not hesitate, concentrating his Divine Thought. The next moment, following a brief bout of dizziness, he entered the Realm of Fallen Immortals.

Before he even had time to sort out the information of the possessed character this time, an excited yet angry voice sounded beside his ear.

"Quick, there's a good show to watch! An Outer Sect Disciple who just entered the sect not long ago is brazenly boasting that he wants to challenge the Chief Senior Brother!"